The Magic of a Child

The eyes and heart of a child are magical.
Look at a child’s fascination with all of the bright lights and colors of the holiday season.
Santa Claus the magic that they can believe in for in truth Santa is in all of our hearts.
The newness of the world that we take for granted seems so wonderful to those little eyes and hands.
Why does a child always want to pick up objects?
It is simple they want to explore their world.
Do not stifle the joy in a child’s heart but help to open up their world by reading and being a part of their lives.
Yes magic exists, in the innocence of a child’s heart and love.

Ha ha I’m your pa
He he you and me
** ** here we go
Hu hu I love you
Hi hi I’m your guy
Hey hey lets play

I have watched in awe the birth of my children
To see this new life which I helped to create
To hold this tiny new life and know love
Now as I age I see friends with new babies
These are the same age my children are
Now they have beautiful children
I thank God that they share these blessings
For now that I no longer have to work
I can now truly enjoy these children
Making up some for the time I could not share
With my children when they were growing up.

Loyalty is something that is earned. Loyalty is built on trust.
We each must be loyal to our own beliefs and our own selves,
   before we can be loyal to someone else.
To be loyal to someone means that they have not violated your personal values
They must earn support by being there when needed.
Loyalty cannot violate a person’s choice between right & wrong.
Asking me to lie violates my ethics; do not put me in this position.
If someone is doing drugs, I am being a loyal friend when getting you help.
A loyal friend does what is right, even when others feel it is disloyal.
If I meet you today I cannot be loyal because I do not know you.
If I have known you all of your life, I may not be loyal to you because of past interactions.
Overall a combination of time and actions affect loyalty
To separate these two does not work, for true loyalty resides in a combination of both.

Let’s go to the zoo
There’s so much to do
We’ll see animals two by two
And I want to go with you

The Arctic Fox looks like my dog
The turtles are sunning on a log
The snakes give us a scare
We all laugh at the silly bear

Going to the zoo is never a bore
You can listen to the lions roar
We can stop and feed the ducks
And see their baby’s if we have some luck

We will say the monkey’s look like you
And that you act like one too
We have so much fun at the zoo
There’s always so much to do

The phone rings
I race to the Hospital
Too late he has passed
I notify family

Friends bring food
Plans to be made
Visitation with friends
Hugs and tears

A final farewell
His story we tell
A final kiss
We close the lid

The pall bearer friends
The final site
I give to God
My only son

My little pumpkin
Are you my pumpkin?
My little pumpkin pie

My little pumpkin
Come out and play
Or are you going to stay?

Are you a Jack o’ Lantern?
With a Candle light
To light the night?

Waiting for the night
To shine your light
My Jack o’ Lantern bright!